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MoldEvidence & Dosage

Mycotoxins, health consequences, professional remediation.

Evidence at a glance

Total studies
225
With abstract
43
Meta / Systematic / RCT
0
Highly cited
2
Publication years
1969–2026

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Top studies on Mold

Ranked by influential-citation count and publication year.

  1. Alternative Management Approaches of Citrus Diseases Caused by Penicillium digitatum (Green Mold) and Penicillium italicum (Blue Mold)

    Frontiers in Plant Science20224 influential citations

    Green mold (Penicillium digitatum) and blue mold (Penicillium italicum) are among the most economically impactful post-harvest diseases of citrus fruit worldwide. Post-harvest citrus diseases are largely controlled with synthetic…

  2. Clove Essential Oil as an Alternative Approach to Control Postharvest Blue Mold Caused by Penicillium italicum in Citrus Fruit

    Biomolecules20193 influential citations

    Penicillium italicum causes blue mold disease and leads to huge economic losses in citrus production. As a natural antifungal agent, clove essential oil (CEO), which is a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) substance, shows strong in vitro…

  3. Synergistic effect a novel chitosan/silica nanocomposites-based formulation against gray mold of table grapes and its possible mode of action.

    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules20193 influential citations

    Ecofriendly nanostructured materials have been proposed as promising alternative control means to prevent plant diseases. Chitosan nano (CN), silica nano (SN) and chitosan-silica nanocomposite (CSN) were synthesized and their morphology…

  4. Citrus Postharvest Green Mold: Recent Advances in Fungal Pathogenicity and Fruit Resistance

    Microorganisms20203 influential citations

    As the major postharvest disease of citrus fruit, postharvest green mold is caused by the necrotrophic fungus Penicillium digitatum (Pd), which leads to huge economic losses worldwide. Fungicides are still the main method currently used to…

  5. Efficacy and mode of action of the biocontrol yeast Meyerozyma caribbica BBJ against blue mold and patulin production by Penicillium expansum

    International Journal of Food Microbiology20262 influential citations

    Penicillium expansum is one of the main postharvest pathogens of several fruits including apples, resulting in decay and causing severe economic losses. Furthermore, it might represent a safety issue as the main producer of the mycotoxin…

  6. Mucorales PCR Testing in Respiratory and Biopsy Samples From Immunocompromised Patients With Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis and Other Mold Infections: Results From a Multicenter ECMM Study

    Open Forum Infectious Diseases2025n=1142 influential citations

    <h4>Background</h4>Mucormycosis is a severe fungal infection that is challenging to diagnose as traditional methods lack sensitivity and serological testing is unavailable. This study aimed to evaluate the MucorGenius® PCR assay on…

  7. Biological Control of Tomato Gray Mold Caused by Botrytis Cinerea with the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium Anisopliae

    Pathogens20201 influential citations

    Gray mold disease caused by Botrytis cinerea is a devastating disease that leads to serious financial loss. In this study, the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae that acts against the gray mold pathogen B. cinerea was…

  8. Biocontrol potential and mechanism of a seed-endophytic Bacillus velezensis NEAU-HLD-9 against gray mold in green beans

    Food Microbiology20261 influential citations

    Gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea has a severe impact on postharvest green beans, leading to quality degradation and substantial economic losses. The application of plant endophytic microorganisms has proven to be a reliable and safe…

  9. Nanomaterial-mediated delivery of tomato miR393 intrinsically targeting a cell wall–related gene of Botrytis cinerea confers efficient control of gray mold disease

    Plant Communications20261 influential citations

    Gray mold, caused by the fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea, is a major threat to global agriculture. Conventional pesticide control exacerbates environmental pollution and increases the risk of resistance. Although RNA interference (RNAi)…

  10. Cyproconazole, a New Postharvest Demethylation Inhibitor Fungicide to Manage Citrus Sour Rot and Green Mold Caused by DMI-Resistant Pathogens

    Plant Disease20261 influential citations

    Cyproconazole (CPZ) was identified as a new postharvest fungicide with incomplete cross-resistance to other demethylation inhibitor fungicides registered for managing major decays of citrus. CPZ was effective on lemons, oranges,…

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